[apex]

In 2018 it was reported that Toyota was looking for ways to revive the Celica and MR2. This information was leaked by Masayuki Kai, an engineer involved in development of the 2020+ Supra.

A new trademark for "Celica" was filed but seems to be more of a housekeeping move to retain rights to the name and nothing more, for now. Toyota will have three years to use it. After that, a new application to retain the name will be required.

Could a next-generation Celica arrive during the early 2020's?

 

[Administrator]

So... not a new Celica.

I miss that car actually. It's biggest problem was that it just wasn't an Integra. lol.

 

[R-Ozzy]

While I'd love to see the Celica name to come back, I don't see where it would fit in the Toyota lineup with the GR86 and the Supra.

 

[Official Pluto]

As much as I would love for them to bring back the mr2 and celica, I don't want them to be rebadged cars like the 86 and mkv supra. I want them to be actual toyotas.

 

[apex]

So... not a new Celica.

I miss that car actually. It's biggest problem was that it just wasn't an Integra. lol.

Toyota sports car fans everywhere after seeing this news:

 

[pngrant54]

The last few Celica's were FWD. Maybe Toyota is going to do the "Ford" thing and assign the name to an SUV or Crossover.

 

[Official Pluto]

The last few Celica's were FWD. Maybe Toyota is going to do the "Ford" thing and assign the name to an SUV or Crossover.

I hope not...

 

[R-Ozzy]

The last few Celica's were FWD. Maybe Toyota is going to do the "Ford" thing and assign the name to an SUV or Crossover.

Toyota better not do what Mitsubishi did when they turned the Eclipse into a crossover.

 

[pngrant54]

Well clearly Toyota is not going to do a FWD coupe as the previous Celica was. Why cannibalize coupe sales. Further to add the Celica name to the GR86 seems rather confusing and pointless. They are not going to tack it on to the Corolla range either as that would not make any sense. Therefore logic dictates that the name may migrate to the SUV/Crossover market much like Mitsubishi did with its Eclipse Cross. Toyota may want to add a sportier model to one of its smaller crossovers. The Celica represented fwd sport coupes. Maybe Toyota is developing some crossover competition to the Hyundai Kona N. The CHR could be a great candidate for a mechanical make over. Style wise it already looks the part.

 

[BenderATL]

I always thought this was a screw up from the get go for Toyota. The original Scion FR-S should have been a Toyota Celica. The 86 name (and FR-S especially) didn’t mean anything to Americans and scion was a failed experiment by this point already. Toyota has a racing heritage and had name recognition with the fairly popular last Gen Celica. They used the car to try and save the Scion brand and it still wasn’t enough. Toyota has never mastered marketing to Americans.

 

[Shankmeyster]

Bring back a low $20k's FWD sports car and see what happens now that most companies have gone away from Sporty coupes.

 

[Hubs]

I always thought this was a screw up from the get go for Toyota. The original Scion FR-S should have been a Toyota Celica. The 86 name (and FR-S especially) didn’t mean anything to Americans and scion was a failed experiment by this point already. Toyota has a racing heritage and had name recognition with the fairly popular last Gen Celica. They used the car to try and save the Scion brand and it still wasn’t enough. Toyota has never mastered marketing to Americans.

Great minds think alike, and I thought the same thing as soon as the BRZ/FR-S appeared. Toyota should have branded the car as "Celica" from the beginning. While later models of the Celica were FWD, I believe the Celica was a RWD car from its inception through the 1985 model year. So, Celica and RWD go together just fine.